The Wednesday Walk on 13th August 2008

The Plan
To meet at Tony and Beatrice's house and do a local walk in the vicinity of Wimborne. The actual route will be decided on the day.

The Leader
Wendy

Who Turned Up
Wendy, Sue, Trisha, Beatrice, Tony and Ros

The Walk (recorded this week by Ros)
Facing the elements (very wet and windy) we set off from Tony and Beatrice’s house to the main Cranborne road taking the footpath which led to High Hall. At this point Sue took a photograph of us in our wet gear. After following the path and across a field we eventually reached the road which led out to the main Cranborne road, which we crossed over and took the opposite road to The Stocks. We arrived quite wet and early at the Stocks and had an enjoyable lunch. David missed his pie but will make up for lost time next week! When we eventually braved the weather once more we headed down Smugglers Lane into Dogdean Lane which led us up to the Horns Inn. Opposite the Inn we sussed out the Woodland Burial Ground with a couple of us looking to book a plot! It’s set in 25 acres of woodland and they are eventually introducing a walk around the grounds. A future walk may be!! When we got back to Tony’s the weather was really turning nasty and we thoroughly enjoyed a good cup of tea and cake.

The Pub (recorded by Tony)
The Stocks Inn, Grange, Wimborne
Three of the ladies had baguettes with curly chips, Ros had a jacket potato and Tony had a very nice curry. The food was very good and was rated 8 out of 10.